Seven best JK Rowling quotes

"We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.”
- Very Good Lives

“Humans have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.”
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Are you the sort of person who gloats when they see a woman fall, or the kind that celebrates a magnificent recovery?”


- Very Good Lives
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